Ibrahim Tantoush

Ibrahim Tantoush (27 October 1969-), also known as Abd al-Muhsin al-Libi, was an al-Qaeda leader who led the "Western Shield" unit of the Libya Shield Force during the Second Libyan Civil War.

Biography
Ibrahim Tantoush was born on 27 October 1969 in Johannesburg, South Africa to a Libyan family. Tantoush became an al-Qaeda member, associated with the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) during their struggle against Muammar Gaddafi and his regime. He was also alleged to have planned the 1998 US embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya, so on 20 December 2000 he was charged with conspiracy to kill United States civilians in a case in New York City. During the Second Libyan Civil War, Tantoush became a leader of the Libya Shield Force, becoming commander of the Western Shield unit and capturing Camp 27 from the Libyan National Army.